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(11) EP 1 405 035 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/15

(21) Application number: 02746746.3

(22) Date of filing: 28.06.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01B 11/275, B25J 9/16, G01C 11/06, G01S 5/16, G01B 11/00, H04N 13/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2002/020514
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/002937 (09.01.2003 Gazette 2003/02)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 28.06.2001 US 301954 P

(71) Applicant: Snap-On Technologies, Inc.
Lincolnshire, IL 60069 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • O'MAHONY, Patrick, B.
    San Jose, CA 95136 (US)
  • GURURAJ, Manjula
    Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)

(74) Representative: Müller-Boré & PartnerPatentanwälte 
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München
81671 München (DE)

   


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